“OMI Russia supports ESOMAR Foundation because we trust ESOMAR and believe that our professional association will use our modest contribution in the best possible way.”

Alexander Shashkin

OMI Chief Executive Officer

Alexander Shashkin, PhD in Sociology, founded the OMI company after his 2 successful years as Managing Director at GMI company. He came to business world from the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, where he was a Senior Researcher. Prior to this, Alexander Shashkin was a co-founder and Deputy Director of the Center for Analytical Research and Development, Kazan and Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Evaluation Research at London Metropolitan University, UK.